“The first song I ever learned to sing and play on the piano was 'I Remember Sky' when I was 10 years old. I remember thinking, This is the most beautiful song I will ever hear. And that remains true for me to this day. His music is the sole reason I wanted to be on Broadway. I wanted to sing music that transports us to the most important place one can travel, our hearts.” ThinkingYearsFirstsHeartImportantReasonPlayWantedBeautifulRememberSongSkyMusic IsRemainsPianoThis DaySoleBroadwayTransport Author:Laura Benanti
“I wanted other women to know there's no shame in talking about it. People don't say they're pregnant until the second trimester. I intellectually understand that you don't want the whole world to know your business, but at the same time what does that mean? You don't tell your employers you're pregnant, but then when you miscarry no one knows you miscarried. Miscarrying is a horrible painful event.” PeopleKnowsWorldWantMeanDoeWholeWantedTalkingEventsShamePainfulWhole WorldHorriblePregnantEmployers Author:Laura Benanti
“That was my intention, was to have it be from the perspective of my high-school-aged self, and to try and emulate the music that I listened to at that time. So to write essentially like a pop-punk song about musicals. I wanted the dichotomy of the tone of the music with the lyrics and my singing voice.” WritingTryingSelfWantedSchoolSongVoicePerspectiveSingingHigh SchoolIntentionPopsTonePunkEmulateDichotomy Author:Laura Benanti
“Of course I wanted an agent from the time I was like 5, but my mother was like, 'No, you're going to be normal, you're going to go to school, you're going to get good grades, you're going to play soccer, and if you do well, if you keep your grades up, you can do one community-theater show a year'.” IfsYearsWellsPlayShowsWantedSchoolMotherCoursesCan DoCommunityNormalTheaterAgentsSoccerGradesGood Grades Author:Laura Benanti
